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19,295 words · meanings, pronunciation and origins · ranked by use

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408 words · showing 1–60

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  • cache/kæʃ/nounB2+2 meaningsA nearby copy kept so data need not be fetched twice.
  • cadaver/kəˈdæv.ə(ɹ)/nounC1A dead body, especially one used for study.
  • caddy/ˈkædi/nounC1A small container for keeping tea in.
  • cadence/ˈkeɪ̯dəns/nounC12 meaningsThe rise and fall of a voice or a tune.
  • cairn/kɛən/nounC1A pile of stones built to mark a route or a summit.
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Working something out with numbers, or a cold self-serving plan.
  • calf/kɑːf/nounB13 meaningsThe thick muscle at the back of the lower leg, below the knee.
  • calibre/ˈkæl.ɪ.bə(ɹ)/nounC12 meaningsThe width of a gun barrel and its round.
  • callipersnounC1A tool with two arms that measures thickness exactly.
  • calloutnounC1A visit by a repairer to where the fault is.
  • callsignnounC1The name a pilot uses on the radio.
  • calorie/ˈkæləɹi/nounC1The unit that measures how much energy a food gives you.
  • camaraderie/ˌkæməˈɹɑːdəɹi/nounC1The warm trust between people who share hard work.
  • cameo/ˈkæm.iː.əʊ/nounC1A raised figure carved on a stone of two colours.
  • canal/kəˈnæl/nounB22 meaningsA waterway cut by people for boats or drainage.
  • cancer/ˈkænsə/nounB13 meaningsA disease in which cells grow uncontrollably.
  • candidate/ˈkæn.dɪ.dət/nounB1+4 meaningsA person competing to be chosen for a job or a public office.
  • candournounC1Honest plain speaking.
  • canoe/kəˈnuː/nounC1A narrow light boat moved with a paddle.
  • canteen/kænˈtiːn/nounB1+3 meaningsThe dining room in a school, office, factory or barracks.
  • cantilever/ˈkantɪliːvə/nounC1A beam supported at one end only, reaching out into space.
  • canvas/ˈkæn.vəs/nounC13 meaningsThe strong cloth a painter works on.
  • cap/kæp/nounB15 meaningsA soft hat with a stiff peak at the front.
  • capability/ˌkeɪ.pəˈbɪl.ɪ.ti/nounC1What somebody or something is able to do.
  • capacity/kəˈpæsɪti/nounB24 meaningsThe amount that something can hold.
  • cape verdenounC1Atlantic island nation off West Africa, famed for morna music.
  • capitalism/ˈkapɪt(ə)lɪz(ə)m/nounC1A system where business is privately owned and run for profit.
  • capitalist/ˈkæp.ɪ.tə.lɪst/nounC12 meaningsSomebody who owns capital.
  • carabiner/ˌkæ.ɹəˈbiː.nə/nounC1The sprung metal loop that clips a rope to a harness.
  • carafe/kəˈɹæf/nounC13 meaningsAn open-topped glass jug for serving wine or water at the table.
  • caravan/ˈkæɹəvæn/nounB22 meaningsA home on wheels towed behind a car.
  • carburettornounC1The old part that mixed fuel with air before injection.
  • cardboard/ˈkɑːdbɔːd/nounB22 meaningsStiff thick paper used for boxes and packaging.
  • care/kɛə/verbA26 meaningsTo feel that someone or something matters to you.
  • career/kəˈɹɪə/nounB12 meaningsThe series of jobs a person does through their working life, seen as a whole.
  • caretaker/ˈkɛɹˌteɪ.kɚ/nounB1+2 meaningsThe person who looks after a building.
  • carnage/ˈkɑː.nɪdʒ/nounB2+2 meaningsThe killing of very many people.
  • carp/ˈkɑːp/nounB1+2 meaningsA big freshwater fish kept in ponds.
  • carpentry/ˈkɑː.pɪn.tri/nounC1The trade of making things from timber.
  • carriage/ˈkæɹɪd͡ʒ/nounB24 meaningsOne of the separate sections of a passenger train.
  • carrier/ˈkæɹi.ə/nounC12 meaningsA company that transports goods or people.
  • carrion/ˈkæɹ.ɪ.ən/nounC1The rotting flesh of dead animals.
  • cartography/kɐː(ɹ)ˈtɔɡɹəfɪi̯/nounC1The making of maps.
  • carver/ˈkɑɹvɚ/nounB2+2 meaningsSomebody who cuts shapes from wood or stone.
  • casanova/kæsəˈnoʊvə/nounC1A man famous for his many love affairs.
  • cascade/kæsˈkeɪd/nounB2+2 meaningsA small waterfall, or a series of them.
  • cassette/kəˈsɛt/nounC12 meaningsThe cluster of sprockets on a bicycle's rear wheel.
  • casting/ˈkæstɪŋ/nounC12 meaningsAn object made by pouring metal into a mould.
  • castle/ˈkɑːsəl/nounA22 meaningsA fortified building where lords once lived.
  • castling/ˈkɑːstlɪŋ/nounC1A special move that tucks the king behind a tower.
  • castration/kæˈstɹeɪ.ʃən/nounC1The removal of the male reproductive organs.
  • casualty/ˈkaʒʊ.əlti/nounC12 meaningsA person hurt or killed in an accident or war.
  • catalogue/ˈkæt.əˌlɒɡ/nounC12 meaningsThe organised list of everything a collection holds.
  • catapult/ˈkæ.tə.pʌlt/nounB2+4 meaningsA Y-shaped stick with elastic stretched between its prongs, used for shooting small stones.
  • catfishingnounC1Pretending online to be somebody you are not.
  • catharsis/kəˈθɑːsɪs/nounC1The relief that comes from letting strong feeling out.
  • caucus/ˈkɔːkəs/nounC1A meeting of a party's members to decide policy.
  • cauldron/ˈkɔːl.dɹən/nounB2+2 meaningsA great pot for boiling over a fire.
  • causation/kɔːˈzeɪ.ʃən/nounC12 meaningsThe relationship in which one thing genuinely brings another about.
  • causeway/ˈkɔːz.weɪ/nounC1A raised road across wet ground or water.